Lever type reversible right or left jalousie operator



March 29, 1960 R. s. CLINE LEVER TYPE REVERSIBLE RIGHT 0R LEFT JALOUSIEOPERATOR Filed June 3. 1957 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 FIG.3.

INVENTOR.

ROBERT S. GLIN E BY W/zmm, ZAZZ Q/ 5 ATTORNEY R. S. CLINE March 29, 1960LEVER TYPE REVERSIBLE RIGHT OR LEFT JALOUSIE OPERATOR Filed June 5, 19573 Sheets-Sheet 2 FIGA.

INVENTOR.

ROBERT S. CLINE FIG].

FIG.5.

ATTORN EYS March 29, 1960 R. s. CLINE 2,930,251

LEVER TYPE REVERSIBLE RIGHT 0R LEFT JALOUSIE OPERATOR Filed June a. 1957s Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR.

ROBERT 5. OLI N E ATTORNEYS LEVER TYPE REVERSIBLE RIGHT R LEFT JALOUSIEOPERATOR Robert S. Cline, Bradenton, Fla, assignor to V. E. Auden sonManufacturing Company, Inc., Bradenton, Fla, a corporation of KentuckyApplication June 3, 1957, Serial No. 663,169

9 Claims. (Cl. 74-491) This invention relates generally to operators forthe operating mechanism for pivoted closures. and refers moreparticularly to an operator for jalousie operating mechanism. One of theessential objects of the invention is to provide a construction which ismountable in operative condition on either the right hand or left handside of a jalousie frame and which is quickly exchangeable from one sideto the other. It is a further object to provide a construction which maybe used as a replacement for other types of operators and withoutdisfigurement in appearance. Still further it is an object to provide aconstruction which is composed largely of cast aluminum alloy elementsand which has all the required strength for taking care of the stressesto which it is subjected.

With these objects in view the invention consists in the construction ashereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figs. 1 and 2 are vertical sections through a jalousie window andshowing the end members for the panes thereof in opened and in closedpositions respectively.

' Fig. 3 is a fragmentary front elevation of the jalousie windowillustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view through the operator inan axial plane thereof.

Fig.v 5 is a cross section on line 55 of Fig. 4.. v Fig". 6 is afragmentary elevation of a lever handle, and illustrating the rock armin full and dotted lines respectively, to show the different positionsin which the lever handle and rock arm may be assembled when theoperator is changed from one side to the other of the jalousie frame.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary elevation of the operator, showing the bearingmember for the lever handle attached to a side rail of the jalousieframe and concealing the slot or cutaway portion therein, and showingparts r broken away and in section.

Fig. 8 is a vertical sectional view through a side rail of the jalousieframe not used for the operator mounting, and showing a blank forconcealing the slot or cutaway portion in said side rail.

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary sectional elevation of a side rail, taken fromthe inner side thereof, and showing the actuating bar for the jalousieoperating mechanism in locked position.

Fig. 10 is a detached enlarged front elevation of the member K and nut Kconstituting a part of the adjust-- K and actuating bar G with a portionof the latter broken away.

Jalousie windows are controlled by various types 'of operators, some ofwhich are movable in a vertical slot in the frame. In my invention themechanism is actuated by a rotatively movable lever handle locatedfin aconvenient position on the jalousie frame. If such construction is usedas a replacement for another type of operator, and one in which thejalousie frame is slotted, it is desirable to conceal this slot. Ihavetherefore devised a construction in which the operator unit ismounted on a side rail of the jalousie frame to engage andconceal a slotor cutaway portion therein and to form a rigid attachment to the siderail. As above stated, the operator is composed largely of cast aluminumalloy elements, but as it is subjected to some considerable stress inits operation, it is reinforced by stronger metal.

Generally described, the operator includes a cast aluminum alloy leverhandle A pivotally mounted on a bearing member C having a portion Cfitting within a slot or cutaway portion B in a side rail B of thejalousie frame. The side rail B is formed of an extruded aluminumchannel bar which received and conceals portions of the operatingmechanism and the bearing member C for the lever handle A is mounted onan angle flange B of said side rail adjacent to a transversely extendingweb portion B thereof. To impart the requisite strength to the handle A,it has cast within a hub portion A thereof a polygonal pin D that ispreferably hexagonal.

and is formed of harder metal. Such pin D is coaxial with the hubportion A has a polygonal portion D- extending outward beyond the sameand constituting an endwise extension thereof. The pin D has a portion Dof reduced diameter within the hub portion A, and a part 8 of said hubportion encircles the reduced portion D and forms an anchor for holdingsaid pin D from axial displacement. Beyond the polygonal portion D' isan end portion D that is further reduced in diameter 7 polygonal portionD of the pin D, as just described, a I

torque transmitting connection is formed between the handle A and saidrock arm F. The bearing member C is of a length somewhat greater thanthat of the slot B in the rail B and has at opposite ends thereofportions C which overlap the side rail B and are attached thereto byscrews C However, the portion C within the slot B in the side rail Bwill receive the maximum operating stresses and not the screws C Tomount the handle A on the bearing member C projecting polygonal portionD' of the pin D is first inserted from the outside of the side rail Binto the bore C bushing E isthen sleeved upon the polygonal portion D ofsaid pin from the inside of the side rail B and is held againstdisplacement by a nut D engaging the threaded end portion D The rock armF is connected by a substantially aligned flat actuating bar G to thejalousie operating mechanism. The construction of the latter is not apart of the instant invention, but generally described, is of thefollowing construction:

The separate panes H, H of thejalousie are mounted in metallic endmembers I which are pivotally attached at I to the side rail B.Actuating arms I extend on the opposite side of the pivots and areconnected to the back of a channel-shaped common connecting bar J. Thusa movement of said bar I longitudinally WilLSiiHlll Patented Mar. 2 9',1960 The scription of the jalousie, its connection to the operator.

is through the actuating bar G, the lower end of which is pivotallyconnected at 10 to the rock arm F, while its.

upper end is pivoted at 11 to an adapter member K mounted on theconnecting bar J. Thus the rocking movement of the handle A will betransmitted through the rock arm F, actuating bar G, and member I to theconnecting bar I to operate the end members I and panes H and H of thejalousie window.

As my improved operating mechanism is sometimes used as a replacementfor that of a previously installed jalousie, it is desirable to provideadjustment for the connections. Thus, as shown in Fig. 11 the connectingbar I may have a bore J therethrough for engaging a pivot of the oldoperator and this bore is utilized for the attachment of the member K.However, its position may not be right to fit the new installation. Ihave, therefore, provided a headed pin K having a cylindrical portion 12for engaging said bore J wherever located, and having a threaded shank Kfor passing through a longitudinally extending elongated slot K in themember K. A nut K is on one side of the member K beside a longitudinallyextending flange K thereof which holds said nut K from turning whileguiding the movement of the nut K lengthwise of the flange K and therebyguiding the pin K lengthwise of said elongated slot 5?. The nut K isprovided at one side thereof with a cylindrical axial extension K whichis initially inserted through a circular opening K at the upper end ofthe slot K and then engages the elongated slot K This extension K has anannular groove K therein that receives a guide flange K that extendsalong the edges of said slot K at opposite sides and atthebottomthereof, but terminates below said circular opening K Thus the.nut K may be assembled with the member K by first inserting thecylindrical extension K in the circular opening K and then moving theextension K longitudinally of the slot K so that the groove K willreceive the guide flange K To prevent accidental disengagement of thenut K from the member K after engagement of the annular groove K withthe flange K the upper edge of the opening K is pinched or otherwisedistorted to provide a projection K that selves as an abutment for thecylindrical extension K and effectively prevents subsequent registrationor alignment of said cylindrical extension K with the circular openingK".

However, the cylindrical extension K of the nut K is then free to slidelengthwise of the slot K between the projection K and the lower end ofsaid slot K Thus the projection K prevents the return of the cylindricalextension K to its position of entry in the opening K". Lugs 13 and 14respectively at the upper and lower ends of the member K engage thechannel of the connecting. bar I to guide the member K lengthwise ofsaid bar I. The assembled parts just described, together with the otherportions of the operator may be shipped as a unit to wherever it is tobe installed and without danger of loss of any part through accidentaldisengagement} To attach the operator to the jalousie, the pin K isunscrewed and detached from the nut K so that said pin K may be insertedin the bore l" of the connecting bar I. The threaded shank K is thenreengaged with the nut K which can then he slid lengthwise of the slot Kto the proper location, and upon tightening the pin K the parts will beclamped in this assembled position.

When the end members I and panes H and H of the jalousies are closed itis desirable to lock them in such closed position. This may beaccomplished as illustrated in Fig. 9 in which the rock arm F is turnedby the lever handle A into a position where the upper end of the rockarm F abuts and is stopped by the web portion B of the frame rail B. Inthis position, the pivotal connection 10 has passed beyond its deadcenter, and the end members I of the jalousie window are in closedposition. Actually, the arrangement of the bushing E and the pivotalconnections 10 and 11 is such that the upper end portion of the rock armP will be held in contact with the web portion B after the pivotalconnection 10 is beyond its dead center, and accordingly the actuatingbar G and jalousie operated mechanism will be locked in closed position.A change of the operator from one side to the other of the jalousieframe, such for example from the right side to the left side of thejalousie frame, would cause the lever handle A to be in the wrongangular relation or position to the rock arm F, bearing member C, andside rail B. To avoid such result, the lever handle A and the rock arm Fare relatively positioned with an included angle therebetween which isone-half the angular magnitude between adjacent sidesof the polygonalportion D of the pin D. Also the lever handle A and rock arm F arepositioned relative to the poly onal portion D' of the pin D so that thelever handle A may be changed from a given angle on one side of the rockarm F to an equal angle on the opposite side thereof, by firstdisassembling or withdrawing the polygonal portion D of the pin D fromthe bushing E fixed to the rock arm F, then turning or shifting thelever handle A from one side to the opposite side of the rock arm P, sothat the polygonal portion D will be turned or shifted from one side tothe next, and then assembling or inserting the turned or shiftedpolygonal portion D' in the bushing E to retain the lever handle A inits new angular position relative to the rock arm F. The differentpositions in which the lever handle A and rock arm F may be assembledare illustrated in full and in dotted lines respectively in Fig. 6.Thus, the locations of the lever handle A in open and in closedpositions of the end members I and panes H and H of the jalousie may bemade the same relative to opposite sides of the frame when mounted onthe right and left sides respectively thereof.

The operator as above described may be easily applied for operation ofany jalousie construction. If it is used to replace operators whichnecessitate the slotting or cutting away of the side rails B of thejalousie frame, the bearing member C will cover such slot or cutawayportion. If the rails on both sides of the frame have been or areslotted, the bearing member C may be used to cover the slot in the siderail where the operator is mounted, and a solid blank L similar in shapeto the bearing member C may be used, as illustrated in Fig. 8, forclosing the slot or cut-out in the other side rail on which the operatoris not mounted.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. An operator assembly for a jalousie operating mechanism; comprising abearing member having a bore therethrongh, a handle having a hub uponone side of said bearing member, a pin anchored within said hub andhaving a polygonal portion extending axially of said bore, said pinbeing provided beyond the other sideof said bearing member with aprojecting end portion, a bushing at one end of and separate from saidhub, said bushing having a portion extending axially of said bore andnonrotatably sleeved upon the polygonal portion of said pin, the axiallyextending portion of said bushing being rotatable within said bore andconstituting the pivot for said handle, said bushing .being providedbeyond said other side of said bearing member with a projecting endportion, a rock arm nonrotatably mounted on the projecting end portionof said bushing and having a portion attachable to an actuating bar forthe jalousie operating mechanism for operating the same from saidhandle, and means engaging the projecting end portion aforesaid of saidpin adjacent said rock arm and cooperating with said hub for retainingthe axially extending polygonal portion of said pin in assembledrelation with anism; comprising a separate bearing member attachable toa side rail of a jalousie frame and having a bore therethrough, a handlehaving a hub upon one side of said bearing member, a pin anchored withinsaid hub and having a polygonal portion extending axially of said bore,said pin being provided beyond the other side of said bearing memberwith a projecting threaded end portion, a bushing at one end of andseparate from said hub, said bushing having a portion extending axiallyof said bore and nonrotatably sleeved upon the polygonal portion of saidpin, the axially extending portion of said bushing being rotatablewithin said bore and constituting the pivot for said handle, saidbushing being provided beyond said other side of said bearing memberwith a projecting end portion, a rock arm nonrotatably mounted on theprojecting end portion of said bushing and having a portion attachableto an actuating bar for the jalousie operating mechanism for operatingthe same from said handle, and means engaging the threaded end portionaforesaid of said pin adjacent said rock arm and cooperating with saidhub for retaining the axially extending polygonal portion of said pin inassembled relation with the axially extending portion of said bushing.

3. An operator assembly for a jalousie operating mechanism; comprising abearing member having a bore therethrough, a handle having a hub uponone side of said bearing member, a pin anchored within said hub andhaving a polygonal portion extending axially of said bore, said pinbeing provided beyond the other side of said bearing member with aprojecting end portion, a bushing at one end of and separate from saidhub, said bushing having a portion extending axially of said bore andnonrotatably sleeved upon the polygonal portion of said pin, the axiallyextending portion of said bushing being rotatable within said bore andconstituting the pivot for said handle, a rock arm nonrotatably mountedon one of the axially extending portions aforesaid and having a portionattachable to an actuating bar for the jalousie operating mechanism foroperating the same from said handle, and means engaging the projectingend portion aforesaid of said pin adjacent said rock arm and cooperatingwith said hub for retaining the axially extending polygonal portion ofsaid pin in assembled relation with the axially extending portion ofsaid bushmg.

4. An operator assembly for a jalousie operating mechanism; comprising aseparate bearing member attachable to a side rail of a jalousie frameand having a bore therethrough, a handle having a hub upon one side ofsaid bearing member, a pin anchored within said hub and having apolygonal portion extending axially of said bore, said pin beingprovided beyond the other side of said bearing member with a projectingthreaded end portion, a bushing at one end of and separate from saidhub, said bushing having a portion extending axially of said bore andnonrotatably sleeved upon the polygonal portion of said pin, the axiallyextending portion of said bushing being rotatable within said bore andconstituting the pivot for said handle, a rock arm nonrotatably mountedon one of the axially extending portions aforesaid and having a portionattachable to an actuating bar for the jalousie operating mechanism foroperating the same from said handle, and means engaging the threaded endportion aforesaid of said pin adjacent said rock arm and cooperatingwith said hub for retaining the axially extending polygonal portion ofsaid pin in assembled relation with the axially extending portion ofsaid bush- 5. An operator assembly for a jalousie operating mechanism;comprising a separate bearing member attachable to a side rail of ajalousie frame and having a bore therethrough, a handle having a hubupon one side of said bearing member, a pin anchored within said hub andhaving a polygonal portion extending axially of said bore, said pinbeing provided beyond the other side of said bearing member with aprojecting end portion, a bushing at one end of and separate from saidhub, said bushing having a portion extending axially of said bore andnon rotatably sleeved upon the polygonal portion of said pin, theaxially extending portion of said bushing being rotatable within saidbore and constituting the pivot for said handle, a rock arm nonrotatablymounted on one of the axially extending portions aforesaid whereby saidrock arm may be moved by said handle, said rock arm having a pivotalconnection with a substantially alignedactuating bar for the jalousieoperating mechanism, said rock arm being adapted to abut and be stoppedby a portion of said side rail during movement of said rock arm in onedirection, the pivotal connection aforesaid being movable beyond itsdead center when said rock arm is moved into abutting stopped relationwith the portion aforesaid of said rail to lock said actuating bar in apredetermined position, and means engaging the projecting end portionaforesaid of said pin adjacent said rock arm and cooperating with saidhub for retaining the axially extending polygonal portion of said pin inassembled relation with the axially extending portion of said bushing.

6. An operator assembly for a jalousie operating mechanism; comprising abearing member attachable to a jalousie frame and having a transverselyextending substantially horizontal bore therethrough, a handle having ahub upon one side of said bearing member, a pin having a portionanchored within said hub and having a polygonal portion extendingaxially of said bore, a bushingthe same from said handle, said pin beingprovided be yond said rock arm with a free end portion, and meanscooperating With said hub for retaining the axially extending portionsaforesaid in assembled relation with each other and with said bearingmember, including an element engaging the free end portion of said pinadjacent said rock arm. i

7. An operator assembly for a jalousie operating mechanism; comprisingan elongated bearing member attachable.

to a jalousie frame, said bearing member having an intermediate portionadapted to fit within either of two openings respectively in saidjalousie frame to transmit operating stresses directly to said frame andhaving end portions adapted to overlap the adjacent edges of theselected opening and attachable to said jalousie frame, said bearingmember having a transversely extending substantially horizontal boretherethrough, an operating handle upon one side of said bearing member,a rock arm upon the other side of said bearing member and attachable toactuating means for the jalousie operating mechanism, .a torquetransmitting connection between said handle and rock armincluding anextension of said handle having a polygonal portion extending axially ofthebore in said bearing member, and a bushing separate from said handlenonrotatably sleeved on the polygonal portion of said extension androtatable within the bore in said bearing dle upon one side of saidbearing member, a rock arm' upon the other side of said bearing memberand having a pivotal connection with a substantially aligned actuatingbar for the jalousie operating mechanism, a'torque transmittingconnection between said handle and rock arm extendingaxially of the borein said bearing member and operable to move said rock arm in oppositedirections about the axis of said torque transmitting connection, saidrock arm being adapted to abut and be stopped by a portion of saidjalousie frame during movement of said rock arm in one direction, thepivotal connection aforesaid being movable beyond its dead center whensaid rock arm is moved into abutting stopped relation with the portionaforesaid of said jalousie frame to lock said actuating bar in apredetermined position.

9. An operator assembly for a jalousie operating mechanism; comprising abearing member attachable to a jalousie .frame and having a transverselyextending substantially horizontal cylindrical bore therethrough, anopcrating lever handle upon one side of said bearing member, a rock armupon the other side of said bearing member and attachable to actuatingmeans for the jalousie operating mechanism, a torque transmittingconnection between said lever handle and said rock arm includingan-extension of said lever handle having a polygonal portion extendingaxially of the bore in said bearing member, and a bushing separate fromsaid handle, interiorly conforming to and fitting about the polygonalportion of said extension, and exteriorly conforming to and rotatableWithin the cylindrical bore in said' bearing member, said lever handleand saidrock arm being relatively positioned with an included angletherebetween that is approximately one-half the angular magnitudebetween adjacent sides of the polygonal portion of said extension, saidpolygonal portion of said extension being adapted to be removed from andreplaced in said bushing whereby the lever handle may be changed from anangular position relative to one side of said rock arm to an equalangular position relative to the opposite side thereof by shifting theen gagement of the polygonal portion of said extension from one side tothe next thereof with said bushing.

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